Update

Over time, there have been some arguments over the states which should be included in Nnamdi Kanu’s Biafra Nation as seen in his map.

Included in the map are some South-South states like Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers and Rivers state and these are states where most of the indigenes have openly denounced their membership of any Biafran struggle.

Over the years, since the civil war, Biafra has been seen as an Igbo struggle owing to the fact that the leader was Igbo and the region that suffered most from the attacks of the Nigerian forces is the southeast region, the Igbo states.

It, however, came as a surprise to note that one of the leaders of the Biafran Nations League is from Akwa Ibom and based in Ikot Ekpene, one of the popular local governments which is also a senatorial district.

The name, Henry Edet may not be that popular but by virtue of association, it may be very popular within the ranks of the Biafran group.

As seen in a statement this evening, the group had announced that it will not be joining the protest on the 26th of July to call for the release of the arrested IPOB leader.

This statement was signed by Henry Edet as the operations head of the Biafran national league.

This revelation should be a cause of worry for the Akwa Ibom state government.

Recall during the same period the ESN unleashed mayhem in the southeast, there was a spate of violence which erupted in the state leading to the destruction of several police stations and the death of at least, 5 police officers.

There was a day about 3 police stations were attacked all at once and all these happened in the same Ikot Ekpene senatorial district where the BNL Operations Head, Henry Edet operates from.

The affected Local governments where Police stations and officers were severely hit during attacks in the state are Abak, Essien Udim and Ini

Just recently, on Saturday, the 4th of July, the daredevil gunmen stormed the Eket senatorial district where they launched an attack on a police station in Udung Uko local government area injuring three police officers.

The attacks on police facilities have become the trademark of the agitators as this was their mode of operation in the southeast and some parts of Akwa Ibom earlier this year.

The presence of the Biafran Nations League in the state should get the governor, Udom Emmanuel very worried as this does not portray good news at all.

As we are aware, the Nigerian government has proscribed the IPOB group and any other group which seems to tow the same path would also get the same pronouncement.

It is, however, pertinent that the government steps up its game to curb every form of agitation in the state before the mayhem which started in Imo state, happens in Akwa Ibom.

Akwa Ibom is a south-south state made up of the wonderful people of the Niger Delta and has no reason to agitate for secession.